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Richard Raskin Closing Lecture The purpose of this talk is to propose a model for understanding the ways in which any given short film tells its story. While other models focus for example on a series of steps a story is presumed to pass through as it unfolds, or a constellation of characters or "actants" believed to be at the heart of any drama, the present approach is based on the view that short film storytelling can best be described in terms of opposing properties that balance one another in a dynamic interplay. Though it can also be used as a non-formulaic framework for designing short fiction films, the model will serve in the present talk as a means for seeing how some of the best modern classics manage their storytelling with respect to specific parameters. Seven forms of interplay or balance will be looked at in particular: character focus <> character interaction A variety of short films, which differ considerably in their storytelling styles, will be shown in their entirety and examined in this perspective. Richard Raskin teaches screenwriting and video production in the Department of Information and Media Studies, University of Aarhus. Books include: The Functional Analysis of Art (1982), Nuit et Brouillard (1987), Life is Like a Glass of Tea (1992), Kortfilmen som fortūlling (2001), The Art of the Short Fiction Film (2002) |